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Abuts Locus 110 Room 7 north wall, Locus 73 Room 6 west wall.
Bottom (m) Closing Depth: 906.766 m.
Phase Description Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. The remainder of the subterranean canalization is...
Location
  • North of Locus 110; South of Locus 73.
  • in the north and center of the Residential Quarter.
Overlies
  • Unknown.
  • None.
Stage Stage 4
Top (m) Opening Depth: 907.456 m.
Definition
  • Steps leading into western balk
  • Steps leading into Western Balk
Description
  • A series of three shallow steps which lead into the western balk and hint at further structures to the west as well as a possible connection between Rooms 7 and 8 with the rest of the complex.
  • This locus consists of a series of small steps leading into the western balk. It is possibly an alleyway connecting the Residential Quarter to another house on the west, possibly the house containing Rooms 7 and 8. Further excavation should be undertaken in order to assess what the function of Locus 72 really was.
Underlies Soil Locus 74.
Phase IV
Combined with None.
Stage Description Major construction.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 72 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Trench 94". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/344646d6-9435-4429-81c2-1f04cf20f82a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2vx0fs87

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